Am I just being cranky?

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Registered: 07-10-2003
Am I just being cranky?
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Thu, 10-23-2008 - 1:26pm

Well ya, I know its cranky but it really bothers me when the experts make false statements.


I just got the latest WW magazine(holiday one) and there is an article on diabetes.  Written by a doctor teaching medical classes.  Part I think in one of the sidebars was talking about monitors and the change from what it was like a long ago, and what it is like now.  It irritated me that he made comment on the current monitors saying something like they are so small(yes) and the test strips ARE attached(or some similar word) to the monitor!!  Well yes, some monitors have those little cannisters that attach to the meters but MOST do not.  My impression was he was showing how knowledgeable he was but then put in incorrect info.


I see too many doctors and others making statements about diabetes that are not true.  Like you can "cure" diabetes!!  


Maybe I am sort of touchy because I see to many examples of medical people who act like they know it all but they are far from that!!! 


Auntydoxzz . 

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Fri, 10-31-2008 - 1:42am

Hi,


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Registered: 04-03-2003
Mon, 11-03-2008 - 10:02am

I've got an accu-chek meter and it doesn't require coding at all. When I open a new box of drums (17 strips per drum, 6 drums per box), I use the testing solution to make sure they're still 'good' but that's it.

--Deb

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Registered: 12-21-2001
Fri, 11-07-2008 - 7:22pm

Just being nosy-Which one?

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Registered: 04-03-2003
Mon, 11-10-2008 - 12:26pm

Compact Plus, almost 2 years old, uses a drum that holds 17 test strips. It's not the trimmest, sleekest thing on the planet but I like that I don't have to handle individual test strips at all. When I open a new box of drums, I'll test the first strip with the control solution to make sure they are still 'good' but that's it.

--Deb

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Registered: 12-21-2001
Tue, 11-11-2008 - 1:08pm
Thanks Deb!
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Registered: 03-19-2003
Tue, 11-11-2008 - 1:51pm

I just got the new compact plus.


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Registered: 04-03-2003
Wed, 11-12-2008 - 10:34am

Yeah, "compact" seems somewhat a misnomer given the size of the thing :-) But, I'm with you - I'd rather it be this size and have the drum than have it be slim and trim and have to deal with individual test strips all the time.

When I was dx'd and my dr. gave me this one, I went out and bought a bigger purse so that if I needed to, I could carry it with me. Most of the time, I put it in my lunch tote bag to bring to work with me - I'll tuck a spare drum in with the lancets in the case if I'm low on test strips. Since I don't have to test more than 2 or 3 times per day, I try to time things so that if I'm out and about I don't need to carry it with me.

--Deb

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Wed, 11-12-2008 - 10:47am

I had to go to Walmart last night and pick some things up for a meeting I am to serve refreshments for this afternoon.


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Registered: 04-03-2003
Wed, 11-12-2008 - 3:03pm

It'll only get smaller if the drums inside get smaller. If you mentally remove the space the drum takes up, it's not really any bigger in total square inches than many of the slimmer models on the market today. A full half of the meter is the drum housing. I just keep mine in the case on a table near the kitchen table most of the time at home. At work, it sits on the far end of my workspace with my margarine tub "biohaz" container for the lancets and used strips. It's getting full enough now that I'll probably be taking it home to empty into my "official" red biohaz container. I'll probably need to figure out how to dispose of that container and get a new one sometime next year.

--Deb

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